irrupt
Verbs
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(v) enter uninvited
- They intruded on our dinner party
- She irrupted into our sitting room
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(v) erupt or intensify suddenly
- Unrest erupted in the country
- Tempers flared at the meeting
- The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
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(v) increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
- The population of India is exploding
- The island's rodent population irrupted